Sinyama Surname
Approximately 1,708 people bear this surname
Sinyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,501 | 1:10,560 | 1,217 |
| Zimbabwe | 156 | 1:98,963 | 13,970 |
| Namibia | 35 | 1:68,840 | 7,364 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sinyama (522) may also be a first name.
Sinyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinyama occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sinyama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinyama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 235,556th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,266,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinyama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 369,527th most widely held first name globally It is held by 522 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,501 people, or 1 in 10,560. In Zambia Sinyama is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 61 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent reside and Southern Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Namibia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinyama | 93 | 594 | / |
| Sienyama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shinyamma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zinyama | 86 | 3,888 | / |
| Senyama | 86 | 140 | / |
| Cinyama | 86 | 76 | / |
| Sinyoma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sinyame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sinhama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssenyama | 80 | 300 | / |
| Shinhama | 80 | 175 | / |
| Senyamat | 80 | 51 | / |
| Shinyami | 80 | 6 | / |
| Senyamad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sinyooma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siniamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seanyamas | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shemnyama | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shinyamhi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chinyamah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Senyahmad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Singiamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinyamai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Senjama | 71 | 106 | / |
| Senyame | 71 | 18 | / |
| Senhama | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sinjoma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Signame | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zinyame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Xinhama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinhama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinyomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sinyome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sainiasmma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinhama | 67 | 2,795 | / |
| Sinjooma | 67 | 37 | / |
| Chiniama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chinjama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shinjoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ssenyoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sinayomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sinhajhamat | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sinyama
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